Role:

Recording

Producer Rick Rubin asked me to help facilitate an idea he had to combine two existing songs into one song, which would later become the lead single, “Bound.” This was a tricky task as both songs had massive track counts, midi data, tempo maps, and tons of plugin and mix automation, all of which needed to remain intact. Phew – it worked! And I got to stick around a few more days to record Kanye’s vocals and get to know him and his crew. He’s really nice!

Client:

Kanye West

Release:

June 18, 2013 – Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings

Chart/Awards:

Debuted at number one on Billboard 200; Best album of 2013 (The Guardian, The A.V. Club, Stereogum, Pigeons and Planes, TIME, Complex)